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Is a hyper-curated playlist the new house-made charcuterie? Whether a restaurant's playing Lady Gaga or Langhorne Slim says as much about the place as its Mason jar drinking glasses or farm-to-table pickle plate. And in an era when even Facebook tracks one's music choices, restaurants are paying more attention than ever to what goes with the hickory-roasted carrots — not just the za'tar-laced crème fraîche but, say, also Lambchop (the band, not the meat). When a customer walks into a restaurant — even before Jack White's "Sixteen Saltines" becomes the soundtrack for the sunchoke soup — the music sets the tone for the dining...

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